30 Inspirational Quotes About Meditation

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In my nearly fifteen-year journey of yoga and meditation I’ve been asked what keeps me inspired and motivated. As life’s circumstances lead in various directions, there can be many distractions that keep us from coming back “home,” to ourselves.

Some believe that meditation requires you to sit in a quiet place and attempt to remove all thoughts from your consciousness. This practice, while helpful for those who are blessed with this free time can be a bit difficult to achieve.

Below are some profound quotes on meditation which teach us that by just realizing your breath, one can be liberated from the past and worry of the future. I hope you enjoy them.

1. “Mindfulness—recognition—helps us drop that habit of continually reliving the past.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh from “Peace Is Every Breath”

2. “It does not matter how long you are spending on the earth, how much money you have gathered or how much attention you have received. It is the amount of positive vibration you have radiated in life that matters.” ― Amit Ray

4. “You exist in time, but you belong to eternity- You are a penetration of eternity into the world of time-You are deathless, living in a body of death- Your consciousness knows no death, no birth- It is only your body that is born and dies-But you are not aware of your consciousness-You are not conscious of your consciousness-And that is the whole art of meditation;Becoming conscious of consciousness itself.” ― Osho

5. “Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.” ― Voltaire

6. “The act of meditation is being spacious.” ― Sogyal Rinpoche

7. “Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.” ― Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati, The 11 Karmic Spaces: Choosing Freedom from the Patterns That Bind You

8. “Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively.” ― Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation

9. “Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there – buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day.” ― Deepak Chopra

Michelle Cruz Rosado is a professional speaker and bestselling co-author of "Pursuing Your Destiny: How to Overcome Adversity and Achieve Your Dreams." Follow Michelle for inspiring messages and quotes.